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Leesburg planners revisit zoning rules for public utilities, direct staff to write stricter use standards
Summary
The Planning Commission reviewed proposed 'major' and 'minor' public-utility categories in the zoning rewrite, raised health and safety concerns about treatment and storage facilities near homes, and directed staff to draft use standards addressing odor, noise and separation distances after consulting the utilities department.
The Leesburg Planning Commission on a work-session night reviewed how the town's zoning rewrite treats public utilities and directed staff to draft more specific use standards to address odor, noise and safety concerns near residences.
Town staff described a two-category approach in the draft zoning ordinance: "public utility major" for facilities such as substations, sewage treatment facilities, fuel storage and water purification plants, and "public utility minor" for distribution and metering equipment, transmission and collection infrastructure and water/sewer transmission lines. The draft would allow minor utilities by right in most districts and require a special-exception review for major utilities in most residential districts, excluding the…
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